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In a crowded situation, such as after a sporting event or concert with dozens of smartphones held aloft, Spotlight will allow riders to use Uber's app to ... View the full article

Refinery29 Uber Is Facing A Federal Investigation Over Alleged Gender Pay Gap Refinery29 When reached for comment, Uber's spokesperson told Refinery 29: "We are continually improving as a company and have proactively made a lot of changes in the last 18 months, including implementing a new salary and equity structure based on the market, ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

British sports car maker Aston Martin unveils the Volante Vision Concept at the Farnborough Airshow, joining the likes of Airbus and Uber in a bid to ... View the full article

Uber is accelerating into Mexico. The company says it has invested 500 million dollars into the country since 2013. With Uber dealing with regulatory ...View the full article

Reuters Uber hires former adviser to David Cameron to lead lobbying in northern Europe Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Uber Technologies has hired an ex-adviser to former British prime minister David Cameron to lead the ride-hailing firm's lobbying efforts in northern Europe, less than a month after the company won a reprieve to operate in London. Uber hires former David Cameron staffer for lobbying in northern EuropeBusiness Day all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

LONDON (Reuters) - Uber Technologies has hired an ex-adviser to former British prime minister David Cameron to lead the ride-hailing firm's ... View the full article

Refinery29 Uber Is Facing An Investigation Over Alleged Gender Pay Gap Refinery29 When reached for comment, Uber's spokesperson told Refinery 29: "We are continually improving as a company and have proactively made a lot of changes in the last 18 months, including implementing a new salary and equity structure based on the market, ... US investigates possible gender bias at UberThe Citizen all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Reuters Uber says it has invested $500 million in Mexico since 2013 Reuters But Uber has faced pressure to step up its game with the arrival of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co, which launched operations in the central Mexican city of Toluca in April and has announced it is rolling out services to other ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday that it has invested more than $500 million in Mexico since it launched there in ... View the full article

Forbes Is Uber For Everything A Good Thing? Forbes A few months ago, Uber announced plans to launch UberEats in 100 new cities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, bringing its global operations to around 300 cities. As Jason Droege, VP of Uber Everything – yes that's his real title – explained, ... https://www.google.com/news

Federal officials are investigating allegations that Uber is systematically paying women less than men in a new discrimination investigation. View the full article

Lifehacker How to Use Uber's New Pickup Tools to Find Your Driver Faster Lifehacker When you're calling an Uber to pick you up from your house, finding your driver isn't hard (usually). When you're calling an Uber to pick you up from a more ... Uber's brilliant new Spotlight tool makes pickups easierFast Company Uber driver who allegedly booted Republicans: 'Welcome to the resistance'New York Post Group of young Republicans claim Uber driver dumped them at highway gas station and drove off saying 'Welcome to ...Daily Mail SmarterTravel.com -Engadget -The Verge -The Daily Caller all 71 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

As a kid, I was explicitly taught that getting into a car with a stranger was a huge no-no. As a 26-year-old, I do it almost daily: Ride share apps like Uber ... View the full article

Uber has made big moves in the transportation space recently, adding bike-sharing and e-scooters to its platform. Uber's Rachel Holt, who runs these ...View the full article

CNBC Uber exec: We want to become the 'one stop' transportation app CNBC Uber has made big moves in the transportation space recently, adding bike-sharing and e-scooters to its platform. Uber's Rachel Holt, who runs these “new modalities” talked to CNBC about Uber's future strategy in the space. “We see ourselves as being a ... https://www.google.com/news

The Verge BMW is testing an Uber competitor in Seattle The Verge ReachNow, BMW's car-sharing subsidiary, is launching a new service in Seattle aimed at competing with Uber and Lyft. Starting today, ReachNow users in the city will see a ride-sharing option in the app that lets them hail a car immediately or schedule ... BMW's Launching an Uber Competitor in Seattle | WIREDWIRED Need a ride? ReachNow's new ride-hailing app to compete with ...The Seattle Times BMW's ReachNow challenges Uber and Lyft, brings car-sharing and ...GeekWire all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Booking.com owner backs Chinese Uber rival Didi with $500m Telegraph.co.uk Booking.com and other travel sites will now offer integration with Didi, presenting a way for Western travelers and tourists to book rides using the Chinese app which offers a similar service to Uber. Didi has been expanding. It recently launched its ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Gizmodo UK Uber Now Runs Real-Time Background Checks on Drivers Gizmodo UK Uber has begun running constant background checks on its drivers so that the company can know immediately if a driver is charged with a crime. Since Uber started testing the system earlier this month, it has barred 25 people from operating as Uber ... https://www.google.com/news

embracing the changes (eg, facilitating the use of Uber rather than taxis or using Airtasker rather than traditional suppliers of labour); or; being ... View the full article

Uber has announced it is eliminating the position of autonomous vehicle operator and has laid off around 100 such jobs shortly after a fatal crash in ...View the full article

Uber is rolling out some handy new features that will make spotting passengers a lot easier for drivers. Among them is Spotlight, which displays a ...View the full article

Virtuo promises to shake up the car rental scene when it launches in London today, just as Uber has done with the taxi scene. Already available in ... View the full article

South China Morning Post 28 Uber drivers become largest group convicted in Hong Kong, hit with fines of up to HK$4500 South China Morning Post Twenty-eight Hong Kong Uber drivers were on Tuesday handed fines of between HK$3,800 and HK$4,500 (US$570) after they were found guilty by a court of driving passengers without a hire car permit. The group is the largest in the city to be successfully ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Is Uber For Everything A Good Thing? Forbes NowGiven Uber's soaring ambition, are we destined to live in a world where Uber becomes the Amazon of urban transportation? And is that a good thing? A better ... View the full article

Uber faces a federal investigation in the US over alleged gender discrimination. The US equal opportunity watchdog is examining issues around ...View the full article